Bartolomeo Tortoletti

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Bartolomeo Tortoletti (1560–1648) was an Italian Baroque poet and writer. Born in Verona, he earned a theology doctorate and settled in Rome, where he joined the Accademia degli Umoristi. He worked as secretary to Cardinal Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia until 1641 and had ties to the House of Savoy, writing a eulogy for Emmanuel Philibert in 1624. His most productive period was during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, when he moved in the Barberini circle and befriended scholars such as Gabriel Naudè and Daniël Heinsius. Tortoletti died in Rome in 1648. He wrote in Latin and Italian, producing a Latin tragedy, Agrippina maior, and an epic about Judith, Iuditha vindex e vindicata (1628), his best-known work. He also wrote Italian tragedies Gionata (1624), Il giuramento o verò Il Battista santo, and La scena reale (1645), as well as the poetry collection Rime (1645). A complete catalog of his works is in Leo Allatius’ Apes Urbanæ. He was also known by the names Filone Romano and Negletto, and his notable works include Il Tarquinio, Agrippina la maggiore, and Iuditha vindex e vindicata.